![]() It gets stuck on the landscape, and when you’re fighting inside a dense thicket of trees, navigating around and seeing what you’re doing becomes a genuine task.īecause Aloy has a multitude of weapons at her disposal, too - as well as plenty of skills - some of the game’s simpler elements quickly seem redundant. I get that it’s the done thing for over-the-shoulder third-person games, and I admit that I’m not great with a controller, but there are times when I feel like I’m actively battling the camera as much as the enemy. I do have some complaints about my time with Horizon Zero Dawn so far. Despite all of this, though, it very much feels like its own game with its own lore and with its own history and world-building. It takes a dose of its upgrade/crafting elements from recent Far Cry, the Nora tribe’s 22nd century techno-mysticism is equal parts Fallout 2 and Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the human enemies are pulled from a mashup of Fallout: New Vegas and Warhammer, the world is built from the ruins of The Last Of Us and Oblivion and After Earth and I Am Legend. ![]() Horizon Zero Dawn pretty clearly takes a lot of inspiration from a lot of games and post-apocalyptic cinema that have come before it, not that that’s a bad thing. It’s absolutely the kind of game that gets you playing and keeps you playing, because it’s fun to play. I’ve spent more time on side quests than the main story so far, because everything just feels right - it’s slightly addictive to pick up a quest, run it and complete it and get the reward and move on to the next. On top of that, there are plenty of side quests of varying lengths and difficulties that are easy to pick up and complete, with rewards of both experience and equipment. I’m not going to spoil the story for anyone, but suffice to say that there’s a compelling plot that gets you interested quickly and draws you in even further as you progress through the main quest. I sacrificed half my weekend and most of last week’s evenings to this game. It’s the first console game ever that I’ve sat in front of for an eight-hour stretch. Horizon Zero Dawn is the first game in years that I’ve lost track of time while playing. This mode is available for both 4K displays, as well as 1080p output.” Campbell Simpson, Editor of Gizmodo It will “build upon PlayStation 4 Pro support, adding a Performance mode which will favour smooth frame rates while delivering higher visual fidelity than the current 1080p mode. ![]() It’s worth noting that there is a Day One patch on the way for Horizon Zero Dawn, that will apparently improve “visual fidelity” among other things according to a Sony spokesperson. Now, we’ve tried to steer entirely clear of any spoilers for the game, so you can read on with confidence that we’re not going to ruin it for you. And every single one of us is so impressed. ![]() Horizon Zero Dawn isn’t out until next week, but we’ve had some early time with Guerilla Games’ latest labour of love. ![]()
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